New Bangladesh Fire Kills 7

By

Syed Zain Al-Mahmood

Updated Jan. 27, 2013 11:53 a.m. ET

DHAKA, Bangladesh—A fire at a garment factory in the capital of Bangladesh killed seven workers, barely two months after a factory blaze left 112 workers dead and prompted widespread calls to improve safety in the sector.

The fire at the Smart Export garment factory in the Mohammadpur suburb of Dhaka Saturday was the latest in a series of deadly incidents at clothing plants in Bangladesh. Workers who survived the blaze complained on Sunday that the factory's emergency exit was locked when the fire broke out at around 3...